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Letters .Patent No. 80,470, dated July 28, 1868.

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To ALL WHOM' 1T MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that we, R. M. GANO yand R, S. MILLER, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvaniu, have invented certainl new and useful Improvements in Brick-Machines; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear', and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and toA the letters ofnreference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts wherever they occ'ur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use our invention, we will proceed to describe it.

ur invention consists ina novel and improved method of constructing a machine for re-pressing bricks, as hereinafter explained.

The drawing represents a. side elevation of our' improved machine, with a portion shown in section.vv

In the manufacture ot' what arle known as pressed bricks, for the fronts of tine buildings, therbricks areV rst moulded, and 'laidout to dry fortwo orthree days,.when they are re-pressed separately in a hand-machine, to render them more perfect in form, Vand Amore solid and'compact. `i

It is necessary that the press used for this purpose should be very strong, and at the same time so constructed that theoperator should be able to operate it without changing his position, soins to save time.l

To produce such a machine is the Vobject of our invention; and to make it, we provide a strong metallic frame, consisting cfa-horizontal part, A, andan upright part, A', which may be made separately or together, these parts being duplicated, and bolted together by the rpds n and r, and the axle o, there being two wheels, B, secured to the latter, so that the machine can be conveniently moved about,as'de sired.

Upon the top ofthe upright part is secured a strong box-shaped casting, having a rectangular opening, C, in its centre, of the length and width of the brick to b e-presscd.

A follower, D, is fitted into th'e bottom of, the chamber or mould C,and is supported on a strong stem, d, which has a friction-roller, f, secured in its lower end, resting on the short arm of a stronglever, I, the stem d being held in position by an'arm, e, which encrcles and slides upon a guide-rod, c, as represented in the drawing.

The lever I is fulcrumed on la strong cross'rod, which rests in slots in thc upright part A', and is free to rise slightly therein, as hereinafter explained. 4

'The longl drm of thisleven I is connected by 'a link, t, to an arm, m, secured rigidly to the cross-bar n, to which4 is'rigidly attached an upright lever, u, which latter is connected by a rod, w, to another lever, L, by r which the machine is to be operated. w

A cover, E, is fitted to slide over and cover the top of the mould C, this cover being connected by'a strong bar, F, on cach side, to the rod b, on which thelever I is fulcrumed, the cover swinging to and fro on ,this fulcrum, far enough to cover and uncover the mould C, there being a block or bar, y, secured on each side of-the upright, A', with lugs on their ends which serve to limit the movements of the cover E, and keep it from falling over, 'when swung off from over the mould, there being a handle,a, secured to the top of the cover E to move'it by.

l FromV thefshort end of the lever I therc project two arms, 1.,'whichv are so arranged that, when the long end is elevated, the extremity of these' arms, L, wil Astrike upon the axle o, and thus, as` the long end of the leverl continues to rise, the fulcrum-rod b will also be raised in the slots in which it rests; and as the bars F are connected to this rod b, the cover E will also be slightly raised, and thereby loosened, so 'that it-can be" swung from over the mould.' v

It should be observed that the bars F are of such a length that, when the long end of lever I is pressed down, the cover will be drawn down tight upon thetop ofthe mould, thereby closing itsecurely.

A lever, H, is connected rigidly to a rod, z', from which 'project twoarms, g, which engage under shoulders,

, 1J, onlthe sides of the stem d ofthe follower D, by means of which, after thecover is removed, the follower D is l elevated, and the brick thereby removed from the mould after it has been-pressed. l

The operation is'as follows: A brick is lplaced in the mould C, and the cover swung over it. The lever L is then moved in the direction indicated by'the arrow, which forces the follower D'up into the mould, and

thereby powerfully compresses the brick therein. The lever L is then thrown back, which lets the follower drop, at the sametime-raising and releasing the cover by the arms h striking on the axle o, as already explained..

The lever H is then depressed, which raises the follower D, and thereby lifts the brick out of the mould,

when it is removed andanother put lin its place. By this method of construction, we produce a machine that exerts great power, and that can be operated with ease and rapidity.

Hav-ing thus described our1 invention, what we claim, is

The combination ofthe follower D d, leverV I, connected to the rock-shaft n and the levers u and L, con-V neeted by the rod w with the lever H and lugs v, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

R. M. GANO, R. s. MILLER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE OGDEN, HENDERSON E. DAVIS. 

